Episode 237: Taylor Swift’s New Album - CAN’T CALM DOWN! | Calm Down Podcast

Episode 237: Taylor Swift’s New Album - CAN’T CALM DOWN! | Calm Down Podcast
It’s The Big Show on Calm Down with Erin and Charissa and they are ready to talk all things Taylor Swift and ‘The Tortured Poets Department’! They also discuss Erin’s surprising reading material these days, Charissa misplacing her wallet and when’s the last time you washed your toothbrush head?
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[@peterpanagopoulos6698]

And you need to invite yourselves onto New Heights Podcast!! That would be the schiznit!!

[@joannebergstedtjunker5300]

💯‼️

[@eljobo3258]

Hell yes. I am definitely here for that.

[@LK-lz6lk]

Heck yeah!

[@KChiefs12]

Yes please!

[@jacquelinematranga9445]

it would be so Epic‼️

[@kirstieb8025]

@chats & reacts pretty much goes through each song very thoroughly. THEY ARE SO FUN. do you want to spend two hours? then that’s the place to go

[@crissy7183]

The kill, kiss, marry, reference is from an old interview that Travis had where he was asked who he would kill kiss marry between Arianna Grande, (Kill),Taylor Swift (kiss),Katy Perry (Marry)

[@KChiefs12]

Absolutely

[@chrissylee325]

It made me so sad that he didn't pick her to marry even though they had not met at that point 😂

[@theresamotsoane6977]

Taylor is marvelous ❤

[@KChiefs12]

@@chrissylee325 I would like to hear Travis explain that to her. Lol To me it’s pretty easy…Katy Perry reeks so much sexuality while Taylor is just a good nice girl. Young guys like when Travis did that will always go for Katy Perry.

[@jacinthelamontagne5942]

You mentioned needing someone who can point out all the easter eggs, background information, etc... The best KZbinr for that I find is Ally Sheehan, whose a fan of Taylor since day 1 (and in my mind should be crowned the queen of all swifties).

[@modestmealsandmore]

Ally missed so much it wasn’t even funny. I caught more lol so did Knox hill

[@modestmealsandmore]

She didn’t even do the anthology. That’s not true swiftie material

[@judy9165]

I would consider the swiftologist or Lauren Lipman they are both awesome 🎉😊

[@harrybeckwith9560]

Yes, there's a Taylor Swift class at Harvard. (And likely other schools.)

[@kristyntaylor4052]

You should watch Chats and Reacts!! They are so amazing and go really in depth when reacting to Taylor's music! No taylor music release is complete for me until I watch their video!

[@kirstieb8025]

Taylor wrote them cards so she watches too

[@brenthennrich8518]

Yes "thanK you aIMee" is about KIM it's right in the title with the letters she chose to capitalize.

[@suesweeney7536]

Here in Australia we say fortnight. We actually get paid either weekly, fortnightly or monthly 😅

[@karensands3538]

I love how much you both love Travis and Taylor together because I do too, and all I get on IG now is TNT and dog rescues so I can totally relate Charissa. And Erin….go Gators!!!

[@Heatlifer0340]

Oh my Gosh, two things: first, Charissa your hair looks amazing!!!! Second, I can’t wait for y’all to get together with Taylor and Travis in London that’s going to be hours and hours of laughter! The thing with Taylor is she is such a genius that we can think we know who a song is about and it can be completely about someone else or made up, she’s amazing!!!!!

[@judikrzywonos546]

My favorite album. Sooooo good. I don’t even know who she sings about but this was just exceptional. She is brilliant.

[@user-wy6fc1tr3u]

That was hilarious, talking about doing your own albums!!! Charissa's "OH! OH!" hahaha it's like the equivalent to "HOLD MY BEER!" Priceless, man I love your podcast ladies!

[@chrissyrekczis6546]

Knox hill does a great job breaking down Taylor’S songs!

[@eljobo3258]

The pure joy on his reaction to The Alchemy was exactly what I needed. I almost jumped up with him and screamed LFG!!!!!!!! 😂😂😂

[@manifestrainbows]

🎉 💯 ❤

[@shelleyquitter3484]

He really does a great job!!

[@kgeames5706]

I have read romance novels for 50 years. My favorites are midieval. However I still enjoy modern day. In my 70 years of life I have learned so much reading these! Hahaha. Don’t be afraid to read these.

[@Durelle820]

Ladies, the lyrics are brilliant. I’m going to butcher some because like you guys, I need to listen. When Travis had his show “Chasing Kelce” he was asked by the host if he had to choose one person to “marry, kiss or kill. He said, to kill Ariana Grande, kiss Taylor Swift, and marry Katy Perry. The full-throttle lyric came from a Zoom interview Travis had with Kristin Cavallari on 9/19. He was already all in with Taylor. I think we saw her the following weekend at her first game. He told her what he needs to see in a woman to go “full throttle” “Watching American Pie while your boys play “Grand Theft Auto” is a video game his friends were playing at his house. “Silence my sighs” having sex with his friends in the other room. The brilliance of Taylor using poetry gives her the ability to tell a story from 2-3 different points of view. It keeps us guessing because she may be talking about more than one man in a song. I think this was a healing album for her. When she said, “these songs now belong to you” It was onward. Next chapter.

[@AngeliquePM]

Love your show! Have you considered doing a shared podcast with New Heights ( the Manning boys did one, such fun! )

[@eljobo3258]

Yes!!! The team up we need.

[@Cali_BIue]

What’s so great about the song Fortnight is the title has 2 different meanings. One based on her & Matty didn’t date long which the media wants to say two weeks (It went on privately for a while people just didn’t know about it) but also bcuz you notice how in the video title she doesn’t make it all one word? She has fort above night…. That’s because Healy likes to make forts (has talked about it), which is also mentioned in a different song.

[@lisabush6078]

@chatsandreacts are the best Taylor reactors imo

[@OneStopBeauty22]

Toners are life changing IMO!

[@terryblair966]

You two are great!! You bring a smile to my face every time!

[@lindadelong632]

Omg Taylor Swift and dog rescues! Same!!! lol love you guys!

[@Starbuck-dr7yl]

What shocks me on this Taylor album is the theme of being a woman, marriage, and children. I’m actually shocked because she has only 1 other time mentioned having kids but it runs through this album like the Nile. Its heartbreaking some of the lines about marriage “I’m so pissed off I gave you all my youth for free”, “you shit talked me under the table talking rings and talking cradles”, “even statues crumble if their made to wait”, “I’m so afraid Ive sealed my fate”, etc. I can imagine at age 34 and finding out she has been thinking about marriage and babies for some time and now she is starting over at 34. She referred to herself as a paperweight. Really listen to the closing song the Manuscript after you finish the album, it summarizes her entire dating career starting probably early when she was a teenager with a much older man feeding her lines about family that teenagers may believe, then dating more pretentious older men who seem to use her as a trophy but don’t want to marry, then she dated men her age but they were immature and not ready to settle down just partying stage, now she is 34 and men (the two exes on this album) are now interested in women 10 yrs younger than she is, so she feels she sealed her fate. And, it’s heartbreaking. As a woman, I understand these thoughts she is having at her age and feeling like she wasted 6 years “of her youth for free”. Travis has 3 songs. the alchemy, so high school (which sounds so high school and she is singing about things high schoolers do), and maybe the albatross. It’s possible, no one knows for sure.

[@bp717]

It is so sad bc she seems to have had this traditional view of marriage/motherhood in her head. Now that all of that trauma has been processed, I hope she understands that she can still have what she wants with or without a man.

[@deborahbaxter9250]

Love this episode. They make a blue light cleaner for toothbrush or mouthwash. I use a Dove bar in my bed for horrible night cramps. Needs to be on the bottom sheet near your feet. Amazing. Change once a month. Sometimes you need 2 bars if 2 people in the bed. I use paper towels to dry everything.

[@wendyhaywood2038]

I'm friends with you two in my mind!

[@irismato]

Same 😂

[@katielafave4543]

i wasn't too shocked by the double album because of all the ✌ she's been giving us the last 2 months

[@ericschmitz357]

Erin's skin is glowing.

[@lisagirouard5833]

Chats and Reacts on KZbin are adorable! Great for reactions and TS lore.

[@donnanancekivell9430]

I’m just saying ladies……fortnight is not old English, it is British and is still used today, it is 2 weeks…….Korean women are known for their beautiful skin and their skin care products are wonderful…..Also Japanese women and their skin care products are wonderful………..Korean is #1………hope you get your wallet back Ms. Charissa……….Donna in Toronto❤❤❤❤

[@officespaceli9313]

I've been using holika holika foundation for about 12 years...I'm 40 but get told I look 23...and also not getting too much sun

[@gigiof10]

If you have oily skin, use oils on your face at night. Toner strips too much oil from your skin, stop using toner. If you strip the oils, your skin overproduces sebum. It’s a never ending circle!

[@colleendaloisio4900]

Can't wait to hear the song you're going to write this week. ♥

[@colleendaloisio4900]

You're always good for a great laugh. ♥

[@mamacita8688]

Ladies !! Use peroxide on your toothbrush to sanitize it. And Dawn Dish detergent gets stains out of clothes very nicely.

[@TammyGodman]

I love both of you so much.

[@AngeliquePM]

Hope the Uber calls you back. I'm a former Nursery/ L&D nurse,Korean mother's always got the babies poop. It's green sticky meconium, "This sticky, thick, dark green poop is made up of cells, protein, fats, and intestinal secretions, like bile. " They used that for facials. TRUTH. They have Incredible skin care.

[@stellasantiago6251]

love listening to these two 💜💜💜💋💋💋💜💜💜

[@harryyarrow4110]

It's so fun,watching you two.I lost my wallet recently;it could have been stolen.You can't get anything without the driver's license, what a joke.💛🧡💜

[@anitagladden293]

I use the towels they are wonderful

[@bp717]

I have a cell phone case with a built-in slim wallet with a few card slots. It has my license, frequently used card and a backup, emergency $50 hidden in the back, and the card key for my car. Because it has my car key in it, I’ve never left it anywhere. It might be different for you bc you use Ubers often. I drive everywhere and can’t even unlock my car without my phone/wallet.

[@bp717]

I also have a photo of my drivers license in an iphone photo album. Along with a picture of my license plate, husband’s vehicle info too. I hate going to parking garages where they need you to enter your plate number; I never remember it.

[@breatherelaxchill5731]

Korean Skin Care: the double cleansing is important for glass skin. Rice water reduces the activity of elastase, an enzyme involved in skin aging. Rice water is rich in powerful antioxidants, it helps to strengthen the skin's protective barrier.

[@johnmccann1960]

Fortnight is still used here in England/Britain and you're right, it does mean two weeks. :) ... I hope you get your wallet/purse back Charrisa, though Uber are not great at returning anything here. Love watching you guys, I love your friendship, they way you bounce off each other is great. Keep doing what your doing Ladies. much love from England. p.s. Charrisa, don't make a tic-tock account, it will suck you in and you will lose hours on it, fact. lol . . .Faith Hills "Breathe" is a classic and the Video was surreal. I read recently in a study that your mobile phone is THE most bug ridden thing you touch.

[@jess497]

Oh, come on, ladies! Romance novels are fun 🙂 I also love the new Taylor albums 🙌🏼

[@meganlynn83]

Taylor even coded her official 'So High School' lyric music video to show TK & TS in pale pink letters while all the other letters are white! I think it was around the 40'ish second mark where the lyrics say, 'cheeks pink in the *TwinKling lighTS*' 🩷🤍🩷 And, on The Alchemy, I believe that her saying "That child’s play back in school is forgiven under my rule" might refer to Travis getting kicked off his College football team for a positive Marijuana test. (Another thing that I thought of was, Travis and Jason Kelce are also notoriously known to have BOTH been kicked out of preschool when they were young. 😂 Jason hurt a kid playing a game and Travis threw a chair at the teacher. Lol. They've talked about it on their Podcast. Jason's wife Kylie was on that day and looked horrified like, 'Good Lord... I married into this?' 😆) Just my humble opinion. 😊 There are PLENTY more references on both songs I could go into if need be.

[@florencehaber9847]

Kylie knew about both brothers getting expelled from nursery school before they got married. Kylie was thrilled she got Jason a football player and married him. She is down to earth and Travis and Jason and mama and Papa Kelce don't hide anything about their lives. Travis and Jason laugh about their growing up days. It was always about playing all the sports. Mama and Papa Kelce always supported their playing sports and getting into the NFL.

[@meganlynn83]

@@florencehaber9847I'm fully aware.

[@jackharrington697]

I love Cassandra

[@peterpanagopoulos6698]

IRT romance novel: at least your “reading” the novel and not listening to the audio book! 😂😂😂

[@rturney6376]

Kim is Kimberly Kloss who told Bruan her albums were for sale

[@aprilc.3697]

Venmo privacy settings are in your account in the gear ⚙️ icon. Definitely recommend changing your account settings to private so nobody knows your business and can see how much money you’re transferring. Love you guys!

[@terryblair966]

I soak my toothbrush in antiseptic- Listerine or Cepacol. What happened with the dog?

[@rhondakraus9310]

I love you two. You both crack me up. Love podcast. Does it cost money to subscribe to it. Have fun seeing Taylor Swift. Love it when you’re covering game I’m watching always have. Take care. Hope you find your wallet

[@joedavis9748]

I love you Erin 😘😘😘😘

[@Christiandemocrat365]

I’m a Uber driver. They cannot contact you thru the system. You need to reach out to them thru Uber.

[@charissalevin5490]

Reading lyrics with song makes a difference.

[@mikedebruyn]

Does it add or distract your experience? I seen a few reaction videos where it seems that they are more into reading the lyrics then experiencing the songs.

[@tomirvine3327]

mix a bit of dish soap... or use mouth wash. (sanatize those brushes easier)

[@carriekatana4580]

University of Tennessee has a Taylor Swift Class starting this fall.

[@jasony8002]

I appreciate the laughs from you two !! It is nice that you have a sense of humor !

[@joedavis9748]

❤❤❤

[@scandaluss13]

Sadly the suicide rate in veterinarians is crazy high due to the abuse of animals and there was already a shortage. On a good note, I use only Dove bar and coconut oil on my wet face and I get so many compliments so many people, my wax lady and my Husband. Use Jason's coconut oil on your wet skin after a shower before you towel off. My skin is always so, so soft p.s. love yall

[@karensupplee1726]

Speaking about reading, have you read any of Helena Hunting hockey love stories? If you haven't, you need to ASAP. No.1 Pucked. You will love Violet. So,so funny!

[@ericli4960]

*I didn't realize charisma looks best in short hair......remember Taylor Swift cut her hair for her 1989 album*

[@joedavis9748]

Hi Erin 👋😘😘😘😘

[@bbetty77479]

I wash my toothbrush in the dishwashers (top rack) every few days. (I have two to rotate)

[@theChef1337]

Ill say it once Ill say it again Ill say it from the mountain tops Charissa is a GODDESS 🥵

[@theChef1337]

Simp

[@courtneydogs1]

Ok Charissa…no Big Slick? I was so excited to see you again! I will miss you

[@wellingtongirlnz]

Wait …hold on hold on… do you not say fortnight in America? I love that! It’s so commonplace in New Zealand that I just thought everyone used it who speaks English. I love how you said it was an old English term 😂

[@joedavis9748]

Erin Andrews is beautiful and gorgeous like Tomi Lahren ❤️❤️❤️

[@judikrzywonos546]

lol, I’ve been watching NHL because of those hockey boys. Don’t disillusion me. lol 😂.

[@alanhawkins_44]

Wait they didn’t know fortnight? Sports reporters? It is pretty routinely referenced in Wimbledon coverage or other tennis majors.

[@tieramcmahon5533]

The wallet would be frustrating because of having to replace my license.

[@2bond007]

Harvard does have a TS class, so does UC Berkeley and several others.

[@Reema-tz9ek]

4:02 Harvard actually do lol most of colleges do

[@ElizabethWyn-uv8kh]

Per my dentist you should replace the head on your tooth brush every three months so I have it on a subscription that is delivered every three months so I don’t forget

[@mikedebruyn]

@16:21 who uses a wallet? I got my bank card in my phone app and haven't paid with cash since 2018 or so.

[@karenfein4774]

Ladies…Read Outlander.

[@TheSunsetPearl]

I personally think it would be hilarious if, after she officially retires from being a full time musician and has settled down, she comes out and outlines exactly who every song she has written is targeted towards. In all seriousness, that woman is a genius.

[@scandaluss13]

Yeses to all that

[@KarlyA.]

Fortnight…. Shakespeare…. ?? 👀

[@pass5289]

Taylor is the Tortured zpoer

[@sheilamason1895]

toothbrush info.. they make an ultraviolet cap thAt smaps over the brush and sterilizes the heads in 3 minutes then turns off. you t

[@angelahanscom7554]

You’ll have to read Lucky Charm. It’s based from Taylor and Travis’s relationship.😊

[@sherryhoward2481]

If you're looking for peace in your life--read more romance novels!

[@jimward204]

You two are not well! Very smart and successful, but NOT WELL!! 🤣🤣🤯🤯

[@2bond007]

Yes! SO Highschool and The Alchemy spell Travy!

[@terryblair966]

I love Fortnite!

[@dianeavery17]

Take out your hair dryer if you want your toothbrush dry.

[@dml62]

ⁿ

[@charissalevin5490]

31 songs backwards is 13.

[@SuperKellycam]

You're totally missing out if you do not read romance novels Charissa!

[@ericschmitz357]

Charissa drags the podcast down (again) with content about heslf

[@joannebergstedtjunker5300]

I love these two girls from Australia who do TS commentary full time understand her like no one else and are adorable together. Two girlfriends chatting, just like you! ❤ youtube.com/@chatsandreacts?si=oF2mJjjtX47GYfvl

[@Shannlee75]

Follow chats and reacts - they get Taylor.

[@BettyMeredith24]

❤❤❤